NUE: Integration of Nanotechnology into the ME curriculum via Energy Efficient Systems and Dynamic Structures

NUE：通过节能系统和动态结构将纳米技术整合到 ME 课程中

• 批准号: 0939261
• 负责人: Kam Leang
• 金额: $ 20万
• 依托单位: Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of Nevada, Reno
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-15 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0939261&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NUE; Integration; Nanotechnology; into; ME

This Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering program entitled, "NUE: Integration of Nanotechnology into the ME curriculum via Energy Efficient Systems and Dynamic Structures",at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), under the direction of Dr. Kam K. Leang, aims to prepare 21st century mechanical engineers at UNR to meet the emerging challenges of nanotechnology using a new top-down 'learner-centered' pedagogical approach where the first important step is to excite them about the technology. Practical, easy-to-relate-to macro-scale applications such as aerospace structures, wind-energy turbine blades, and snow skis will be introduced into sophomore and junior-level courses, the technical engineering challenges and need for improving functionality of these applications will be presented and then linked to solutions offered by nanotechnology. To further reinforce the concepts, a suite of capstone-level design projects which includes nanocomposite-based wind-energy turbine blades and snow skis will be developed for students entering their senior year of study after being introduced to these applications in previous years.

内华达大学里诺分校 (UNR) 的纳米技术本科教育 (NUE) 工程项目题为“NUE：通过节能系统和动态结构将纳米技术整合到 ME 课程中”，在 Kam K. Leang 博士的指导下，旨在培养 UNR 的 21 世纪机械工程师，利用新的自上而下的方法应对纳米技术的新兴挑战 “以学习者为中心”的教学方法，其中第一个重要的步骤是激发他们对技术的兴趣。实用的、易于关联的宏观应用，如航空航天结构、风能涡轮叶片和滑雪板将被引入大二和大三课程，技术工程挑战和改进这些应用功能的需求将被介绍，然后与纳米技术提供的解决方案联系起来。 为了进一步强化这些概念，在前几年介绍了这些应用后，将为即将进入高年级学习的学生开发一套顶级设计项目，其中包括基于纳米复合材料的风能涡轮叶片和滑雪板。